Discoloured water is flowing out of taps in Tauranga CBD homes and businesses.
A water mains break in the Tauranga CBD overnight, Thursday, 11 January 2024, has caused discolouration of water to homes and businesses from the Avenues through to the city centre.
"The discolouration of water is caused from naturally occurring iron and manganese that deposits on the inside of the pipes and gets disturbed by the flow during a break," says Council spokesperson.
The Council spokesperson says the water is safe to drink, however, it may take some time for the discoloured water to work through the system.
"Our advice to residents experiencing water discolouration is to flush their outside taps for 5 – 10 minutes, and to call us on 07 577 7000 if the issue remains.
"We thank the community for their patience."
1 comment
Rubbish, Absolute Rubbish
Posted on 13-01-2024 18:59 | By Yadick
Our water took literally hours to clear including hot water cylinder. Would've cost us a fortune in water rates and power that TCC should be subsidising. The water sure as hell was NOT drinkable at all. It absolutely, positively stunk. The stench was just horrendous. We had to go outside for about 10 minutes and leave the house open to let the stink clear.
Don't down play it TCC.
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